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Kinderhook Creek fishing guide

A 43-mile river in Columbia and Rensselaer counties, New York. The state agency lists 3 species here and last stocked it in May 2025. It has 5 public access points and 1 live sensor on the water.

Map of Kinderhook Creek: the water in blue, public access points in orange, sensors in green, county lines dashed
Water Access Sensor Drawn from USGS and agency data; not for navigation.
43 mi
long
3
species listed
241
stocking records in 10 years
5
public access points

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Kinderhook Creek flow

Flow gauge: Kinderhook Creek at Rossman NY, USGS 01361000 . The forecast above shows its latest reading and band: Fishable up to this month's typical high (75th percentile), High up to the 90th percentile, Blown out above that.

Typical flow by month

Typical is the middle half of daily mean flows in that month (25th to 75th percentile), from 15–16 years of USGS records.

MonthTypical flow (cfs)Median (cfs)Blown out above (cfs)
January361–7665031,040
February270–6053971,037
March440–9386411,466
April499–1,1287721,663
May301–6714291,160
June133–386222696
July87–344135911
August77–325128544
September47–410109896
October85–518212827
November174–5843041,010
December336–9485761,452

Flow over the last 72 hours at this and nearby gauges

Fish species in Kinderhook Creek

Species on the official fishing-waters list from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, then species known only from stocking. Species links open our guide to that fish in New York.

SpeciesStatusLast stocked
Brook TroutAgency list—
Brown TroutAgency listMay 2025
Rainbow TroutStockedMay 2025

Stocking history

Last stocked May 2025: brown trout catchable, brown trout yearling and rainbow trout catchable. 241 stocking records in the last 10 years, 191,002 fish in all, from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Each row below sums the agency's records for one month, species and size.

DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2025Brown Troutcatchable290
May 2025Brown Troutyearling2,610
May 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable2,120
Apr 2025Brown Troutcatchable580
Apr 2025Brown Troutyearling5,220
Apr 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable4,030
Mar 2025Brown Troutcatchable290
Mar 2025Brown Troutyearling2,610
Mar 2025Rainbow Troutcatchable2,120
May 2024Brown Troutcatchable290
May 2024Brown Troutyearling2,480
May 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable4,420
Apr 2024Brown Troutcatchable580
Apr 2024Brown Troutyearling4,960
Apr 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable3,480
Mar 2024Brown Troutcatchable260
Mar 2024Brown Troutyearling2,480
Mar 2024Rainbow Troutcatchable2,030
May 2023Brown Troutcatchable280
May 2023Brown Troutfingerling1,242
44 earlier rows, back to Apr 2017
DateSpeciesSizeFish stocked
May 2023Brown Troutyearling1,242
May 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable3,170
Apr 2023Brown Troutcatchable560
Apr 2023Brown Troutfingerling2,484
Apr 2023Brown Troutyearling2,484
Apr 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable1,680
Mar 2023Brown Troutcatchable280
Mar 2023Brown Troutfingerling1,242
Mar 2023Brown Troutyearling1,242
Mar 2023Rainbow Troutcatchable2,100
May 2022Brown Troutcatchable280
May 2022Brown Troutfingerling1,242
May 2022Brown Troutyearling1,242
May 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable2,590
Apr 2022Brown Troutcatchable560
Apr 2022Brown Troutfingerling2,484
Apr 2022Brown Troutyearling2,484
Apr 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable3,850
Mar 2022Brown Troutcatchable280
Mar 2022Brown Troutfingerling1,242
Mar 2022Brown Troutyearling1,242
Mar 2022Rainbow Troutcatchable2,040
Nov 2021Rainbow Troutyearling10,820
May 2021Brown Troutcatchable490
May 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable5,640
Apr 2021Brown Troutcatchable980
Apr 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable9,730
Mar 2021Brown Troutcatchable490
Mar 2021Rainbow Troutcatchable3,730
May 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable3,540
May 2020Rainbow Troutyearling2,700
Apr 2020Brown Troutcatchable1,700
Apr 2020Rainbow Troutcatchable640
Apr 2020Rainbow Troutyearling2,290
Mar 2020Rainbow Troutyearling12,090
May 2019Brown Troutcatchable1,700
May 2019Brown Troutyearling6,110
Apr 2019Brown Troutyearling11,970
May 2018Brown Troutcatchable1,700
May 2018Brown Troutyearling6,000
Apr 2018Brown Troutyearling11,750
May 2017Brown Troutcatchable1,700
May 2017Brown Troutyearling5,700
Apr 2017Brown Troutyearling11,140

Plus 12 stocking records before October 2016 in the agency data.

Search stocking by water and date · Agency stocking reports

Public access and boat launches

5 shoreline access sites from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; orange dots on the map above.

Access along the river

  1. End near Wyomanock
  2. mi 4Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Garfield Rd)Shore
  3. mi 10Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Hankey Mull Rd)Shore
  4. mi 10Kinderhook Creek fishing access (US Route 20)Shore
  5. mi 12Kinderhook Creek fishing access (US 9 and US 20)Shore
  6. mi 14Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Tayer Rd)Shore
  7. mi 42Kinderhook Creek at Rossman NYFlow gauge
  8. End near Columbiaville
Positions along the river, not to scale. Miles are approximate, measured along our mapped river line from the first end listed.

Access points

  • Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Garfield Rd)
    Garfield Rd · near Stephentown
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Hankey Mull Rd)
    Hankey Mull Rd · near New Lebanon
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Kinderhook Creek fishing access (Tayer Rd)
    Tayer Rd · near Nassau
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Kinderhook Creek fishing access (US 9 and US 20)
    US 9 and US 20 · near New Lebanon
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore
  • Kinderhook Creek fishing access (US Route 20)
    US Route 20 · near New Lebanon
    ParkingStocked: brown trout
    Shore

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Regulations

No special regulations for Kinderhook Creek in our data. New York statewide rules apply unless the agency lists a special rule for this water. Seasons, limits and size rules change: check New York fishing regulations before every trip.

Licence: New York fishing licences from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Kinderhook Creek fishing FAQ

What fish are in Kinderhook Creek?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists 3 species for Kinderhook Creek: brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout.

When was Kinderhook Creek last stocked?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation last stocked Kinderhook Creek in May 2025 with brown trout and rainbow trout. Our data has 241 stocking records in the last 10 years.

Is there public access to Kinderhook Creek?

The agency lists 5 shoreline access sites for Kinderhook Creek. Each one is listed in the access section with parking and toilets where the agency records them.

Is there a flow gauge on Kinderhook Creek?

Yes. USGS gauge 01361000 (Kinderhook Creek at Rossman NY) measures flow on Kinderhook Creek. Its median daily flow runs from about 109 cfs in September to 772 cfs in April. Today's reading is in the forecast at the top of this page; the flow section has the typical range by month.

Sources: New York State DEC, Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds (mw8j-wduf); Recommended Fishing Rivers and Streams (tjny-fki3), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Public Fishing Rights parking areas (9vef-6whi), on data.ny.gov · New York State DEC, Fish stocking lists on data.ny.gov · U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, domestic names · U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset, high resolution, state geodatabases (NHDWaterbody, NHDFlowline); 3DHP when it replaces it · U.S. Geological Survey, Water Data OGC API (monitoring locations, discharge, gage height, water temperature). Checked: Oct 4, 2026. Official links open the agency page. How we use data

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